On May 1, 2013 the American College of Financial Services hosted a Forum on Retirement Security for Americans.
May 01 2013
Apr 16 2013
By colby.farber
On April 16, 2013, the Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) launched The Better Banking Project, a new effort to identify and promote best practices in the financial services industry.
The launch event featured a policy discussion entitled “Is Trust a Lost Cause?: Banks, Consumers and a Post-Crisis World.” Susan Ochs, Senior Fellow at Aspen IFS and founder of the Better Banking Project moderated the panel. The discussion featured Eliot Spitzer, former governor and attorney general of New York; Raj Date, former deputy director, US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and Robert Wolf, CEO, 32 Advisors and former CEO, UBS Americas.
Apr 10 2013
On April 8, 2013 the Aspen Institute’s Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) submitted a testimony to the House of Representative’s Ways and Means committee’s working group on Pensions and Retirement.
Mar 12 2013
On March 12, 2013 the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) hosted a discussion in Washington D.C. entitled “Beyond the Sequester: What Do Americans Want for Social Security?”
Feb 26 2013
On February 26, 2013 the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) hosted a discussion in Washington D.C. entitled “Can America Save Itself?”
Dec 07 2012
On December 7, 2012 the Center on American Progress (CAP) hosted a discussion in Washington D.C. entitled “Building Wealth at Tax Time for Low-Income Families.”
Nov 28 2012
From November 28-29, 2012 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hosted a two day conference at its Washington D.C. headquarters entitled “Empowering Low-Income and Economically Vulnerable Consumers: Making a Case through Access, Data, and Scale.”
Oct 16 2012
On October 16, 2012 the Mississippi Economic Policy Center hosted their 2012 Policy Conference: Promoting Policies for Progress in Jackson, Mississippi. The conference focused on elevating the importance of health care and financial inclusion within the poverty stricken state.
Oct 12 2012
On October 12, 2012 the Aspen Institute’s Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) hosted a lunchtime dialogue entitled “Reinvigorating the American Dream: Restoring Economic Opportunity in America.” This event was part of the Aspen Institute’s Series on “Building the Economy We Want: Aspen Asks What Will it Take?”
Sep 21 2012
On September 21, 2012, Lisa Mensah, Executive Director at the Aspen Institute’s Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS) moderated a panel on “Retirement Equity in the Wake of the Great Recession” at CFED’s Assets Learning Conference in Washington D.C. The panel investigated patterns in asset holdings and the future of asset building among Americans above the age of 50. Mensah was joined by Jason Seligman of The Ohio State University, who addressed the topic of home equity in late career, and Laura Sullivan of Brandeis University, who talked about asset holdings for older adults.
